ORA Database Error Messages ORA-00161: transaction branch length string is illegal (maximum allowed string) May 20, 2015 mpbod ORA-00161: transaction branch length string is illegal (maximum allowed string) Cause: An external transaction branch ID with a length either too large or 0 was passed in. Action: Report the problem to your external transaction coordinator vendor. Back to previous menu https://support.oracle.com/ http://www.oracle.com/ Share this:Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)